New-York tribune., 1887-12-04
Rumings.
now ~ DETECT POTSON ~ CINDf.
SIMrLL TEST, GIVEN BY DG. EDISON
Any on as APPLY tn N-rHE VARIOUS KINDS
Of ApUIlIEAIIpN.

Any on ttN APPLY tn N-THE VARIOUS KINDS
of AprLrrrAIpN.
With ti, arproaci of iie holiday season come, The
aun.al array of ca,", oi poisoning from eating adult
,.r,'r, candy a f.w ave already bern reported c
an carir-t oi what may uc expected later \, USUAL
lut,silg,.lou proved tlat in a!n",t al ol ih'm re
-.cLt., wa, due to other cau,r> tL'" ihat 1t hf't
given. 1877 th, fic' Doe, Not quiet thc alarm aroused
in r t, rnlcr- ly the announcement of even single
CASE They iccomo suspicion, "f all confectionery
ro n,aiir- ly whom manufactured ana the children
a.. l.pi.t.I Il their bon bons 90 consequences Ills
wholesale rlh # What. to thr Lt' IpI"'' Is ono "'
tlic cL..t delights 90 ilo holiday season. IS r"ii'N
uucall.d for. II ti' Health board officials are any a"
ilo.'iy ou tlr subject They assert that cahly H"'
by any first class manLflctuIrr n Nc" York ma' ~
eaten with perfect -af-'y There are two reasons ior
this, First the close watch maintained hy the lieaIth
Board over tie manufacture and sale of ,ugared dam
tir, iu th, city ard secondly, the p-ase"onhy aih
determined efforts # the National Confrct tonr' A''"-
citation to stamp ont all form, II addliera"n nom 'H'
business, Between these tV0 agencies N' unpih'
ciplrd maker, and dealers lud it pcty dihcup as
we'll 4, dangerous. oi-t their stun ON lr market
They manage, however, to do 1t occasionally ana
sometimes WITH srrou. results.
The question is often asked. arc tlcre no simple
test, within tho roach of every ono, by which danger
ou, or injurious Ingredient, IN candy may 'e "''''''"'
Yes then, are and lu an Interview the subject yes
I'm these matters pointed them out. Three Kinds "i
a,lultcrationr hr said. aro practised I'm the man
ufacturo ~ candy. We may speak Of them as bulk'
color and flavor aduteraiion The substances u'ea
in place II sugar to the weight or bulk are
terra alba kaon, whiting. starch anu ground quart"
Terra alba Olydratci sulphatc of lime may be- "r''
cd by burning a few Of The suspected candies Ia an
iron or other suitable vessel until the sugar Is con
,umcd and then mixing In tumblcr of water tho
a-hc. that remain II white cloudi1"Ss cn,ues after
adding "A little chloride Of balium, cheap substance
that can De purcha,cd al any drug STORE the" INC
candy has probably been aduterai'd with terra aba
Kaollu and ground quartz may bc dcie''cd bS "N'"'
Ing tie candy ln hot water; as the kaon ana quar-
are lf,olulc they VIII settle to the bottom WINK
ing prouud chalk vlll cansc the solution TO eHerye>ce
II lille acid is added To- II. The c,t FOR starch IS
an accurate one Dissolve a swoeimeat IN H''i'
cold water aud add drop or t"" ot mo uh'tufe "i
odlnc # blush color IS developed starch Is present
Or this point / might say that candy when ha' u"'I
gone adultcraiion for bulk, though very injurious
cannot IN the strict sense of the word BE- cMle"
poisonous.
As regard. the adultcraton plact'ed for color
this {, frequently a most dangerous fraud, III 'o"''
qucnce Of the poisonous pigments used S'"o Va INV
manufacturers whom detected practising '"s lo''n
Of aducratlon asserted that the amount oi color u'
was so small that It could not possibly be injurious
but this IS not true, IS Indicated by inc eve '"p
and confirmed by chemical analysis. Preparations OF
lead "copper" mercury and arsenic are polsohs sue"
as arc termed by the medic al profession cumulative
I'm their erect-that Is to say they accumulate III 'o
system lntlo by little until enough IS present !" '
no,sonouslv Cases arc record Of lead poisoning
caused Ly merely mostenlng with the tongnc "aterS
coIo.od with red lead How much more injurious ~
confectionery colored in like manner "he" '"i''"
through tho stomachi To test candy with respcct ~
polsonous colors one needs few ounces oi aiooho
about an ounce OF eaching powder IN 'ou''o" "Spo
chlorlte Of calcium)a little white wooich yarn anu
.,,.u ho,tI. NJ aaua ammonia Sec first whether the
color can be dissolved out by alcohol; II II ean I'M
merse tho woollen yarn in the solution, ana shonlu
tho color adhere to tho yarn and dye 1t the prooi"
,es arc that It IS a coatar color II rcd' II may con
,an arsenic II tho alcohol produces no effect apply
d,on ., the bleaching powder solution to the sur
,.ca ~, ,bc sweetmeat; II the color fades out IL Is
nrobablv Of vegetable origin and harmless
The poisonous color most frequently usea j. 'NIo"'
volIow. a compound Of chromium and lead - pes